You read my mind. I was just thinking, and I believe I said this before, most of the best punchers in the UFC are women. Holm is legit, Rose is legit, as is Cyborg. Nunes is a bit sloppy but has the power and chin to overcome it.
That's the trick though, isn't it? Even to just get adequate would take, what, a couple years of intense training? Meanwhile, someone coming from a boxing background probably fucking loves boxing and would have a hard time sacrificing the time away from sparring necessary to develop those skills. Also, you can't exactly have the same stance when striking in MMA because you have so many more things (kicks/takedowns) to worry about. So your whole boxing mindset kind of needs to change. How much does that negate your superiority in that area? I don't know.
It really comes down to what you mean by adequate. Kermit Cintrón could have done well in MMA because he was a very good HS wrestler.
Right, but why can a college wrestler learn to strike at 22, but a GG boxer or top amateur can’t pick up kicking and grappling?
Right but from my football days I remember it’s a lot easier to talking to 6’3 185 pounder than the 5’9 185. Is it equally easier in general to deal with the tall skinny dude on the ground?
Yeah, I was trying to address that with the Brazilian thing while chuckling about the sumo thing myself.
Once Segal taught him that front kick, it really was curtains.
Most likely a pissed off Dagestani, but none of the above would surprise me. I think to him, doing and saying outrageous shit is all a game. Part and parcel of promoting his brand and making money. But insulting Islam? Calling a Muslim woman a towel? That isn't a game. Especially to people from Khabib's part of the world.
I’ve never met a Dagesani, but the Chechens I’ve met are serious folks, like you say.
At that point he’d avenged his only real loss, and that was to a much bigger guy, albeit one less skilled and not really in shape and one who probably won the rematch too. It’s hard to keep that swagger when you’re getting your ass kicked.
Mayweather isn’t a knockout dude. I thought it’d go 12. He was embarrassed. Khabib crushed him. He calls out guys then ducks. It’s awkward.
He’s racist and now an accused rapist, so yeah, not my biggest idol. I always thought he was overrated and picked his opponents carefully. Especially in a sport where a lot of men and women fight anyone, he comes off soft and disrespectful of other people’s skill. He talks like Ali, but he fights like Ernie Shavers. Kudos on the bankroll though, he’s got a great watch collection.You really have a thing for Conor
Regardless of how you feel about his career, he's not going to stop doing what got him her, because once he does, he's no longer the biggest draw in the UFC.
Ah, I didn’t know he owned it. I wondered what sort of company would choose a pitchman with as much baggage as he has.
Don’t quote me on the owns part; I’m not sure how much is his or his exact role, but he’s not just a pitchman.
Askren and Burroughs instead on Flowrestling.
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Because ESPN gave them a dump truck full of money to do it.
Continuing to have customers pay a cable or satellite provider is a commitment to new fans; but paying an OTT is not? That helps explain boxing’s mainstream popularity explosion during my life.
It explains how he lost 30 pounds in 3 months. I guess “his work ethic and a complicated algorithm designed by his strength and conditioning coach Sam Calavitta” weren’t enough.
I can't find where I read it, but USADA doesn't typically test for EPO. The half life is short, and the test was expensive.The older sample was never tested for it, but after this got flagged, they went back and tested the old sample.
